Let Us Laugh Loudly Like Norman

In this short essay, we remember Norman Denzin, the “father of qualitative inquiry,” through performative and autoethnographic registers, modalities that sit within the Denzin-cemented streams of qualitative inquiry. We incorporate a rich array of words from leading scholars in autoethnography, performance, and narrative inquiry on Norman’s influence, leadership, and allyship. Finally, we weave a tapestry from Norman’s impact on us as people and scholars, intertwined with memories of our relationships with our own fathers, and draw out a multi-vocal call to action to carry his laughing, loving, and vibrant legacy forward.